Creamy Southern Mashed Potatoes (Yukon Gold Recipe)

Mashed potatoes served in a white dish with blue floral pattern on the front, a serving spoon next to it, and whole potatoes blurred in the background.

5 from 2 votes

Creamy Southern Mashed Potatoes (Yukon Gold Recipe)

These Creamy Southern Mashed Potatoes are made with Yukon Gold potatoes, butter, garlic-infused cream, and Neufchâtel cheese for a rich, smooth, and perfectly balanced comfort food side dish.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 621kcal

Author: Jeremy Klae

Ingredients

2 ½ lb Yellow Yukon Potatoes
½ Cup Whole Milk
½ Cup Heavy Cream
2 tablespoon Minced Garlic
½ Cup Unsalted Butter, cubed
4 Oz Neufchâtel Cheese
2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

Peel the potatoes and add them to a large bowl of Ice water to avoid discoloration.
Cube the potatoes adding them back to the same bowl of water.
In a large pot, add the potatoes and clean cold water. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat to low simmering for about 10 minutes.
In a small sauce pan over medium high heat, add the minced garlic. Allow it to cook until fragrant about 1-2 minutes. Next, add the milk and heavy cream bringing it to a boil. Immediately remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
Drain the potatoes in a colander then add them back to the pot along with the Butter, Neufchâtel Cheese, Salt, and Pepper.
Using a potato masher, mash and mix the ingredients together until you've reached the desired consistency. I prefer to leave mine with some little chunks but mainly smooth.
Slowly pour the cream and garlic mixture in while stirring to combine.
Cover and serve when ready.

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Notes

Yellow Yukon Gold potatoes make for a more buttery, creamier texture to the potatoes than, let's say, a Russet potato. You can certainly use any potato, but I highly recommend Yukons.

Neufchâtel cheese is very similar to cream cheese but is lower in fat. Now, that's not why I recommend using it. It also has a slightly sour taste that works perfectly in this mashed potato recipe. That said, if you can't find it or already have cream cheese on hand, that's fine as well. But I would try hard to get your hands on some Neufchâtel.

If you're looking for other sides to pair with this mashed potato recipe, try these Oven Roasted Carrots, Easy Sautéed Spinach, or Homemade Creamed Spinach.

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